Another arts venue???

From the News & Observer Campus Notes Blog. Hmmm?? The idea is to have the old Chapel Hill Museum building at 523 E. Franklin St. become a joint UNC-CH-Town of Chapel Hill space for art and art events.  The blog post includes the UNC-CH proposal by Distinguished Professor of Art elin o'Hara slavik which begins:

523 East Franklin will be named CHART to be able to promote, brand and support the space as a location to be visited. It will be a collaborative project space between the town of Chapel Hill (Jeff York, Public Arts Administrator) and UNC’s Art Department (Professor elin o’Hara slavick), with a 3-year renewable contract/lease with an "out clause" for both parties.

I'm not sure what to say.  Interesting at a minimum.  And by the way the capitalization of Professor o'Hara's name is correct.  maybe she's related to e.e. cummings in some way?

Take a look at the blog post and proposal and let me know what you think. 

As an alternative, the Town is also looking at a proposal to create the 523 Arts Incubator within the building.  Knowing the cost of studio space (any space!) in Carrboro and Chapel Hill this seems a reasonable thing to look at.

Form the Chapel Hill Memories website